October, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



405 



The Base of the House Is Screened with Well Chosen Planting 



end of the room provides an excellent place 

 for the buffet, which is placed under the 

 small center window. 



A large butler's closet, between the 

 dining-room and kitchen, is fitted up with 

 dressers built in, with drawers under the 

 counter and cupboards above the counter 

 inclosed with glass doors. A butler's bowl 

 is fitted up complete. The kitchen and servants' hall are 

 fitted in a complete manner with all the best modern improve- 

 ments. A large refrigerator is built in the servants' hall, and 

 is convenient of access from the rear porch. 



The second floor is treated with excellent effect. The trim 

 is painted old ivory-white and the walls of each room are 

 covered with artistic wall covering, one color 

 scheme being adopted for each room. 



The owner's suite consists of one large room 



provided with well fitted up 

 closets, large dressing-room 

 and bathroom. There are 

 also three guest rooms and 

 bathroom on this floor, as 

 well as two servants' rooms 

 which are placed over the 

 kitchen extension, and 

 which are reached from the 

 main hall and from a priv- 

 ate staircase. The owner's 

 room has an open fireplace 

 with tile facings and hearth 

 and a mantel of Colonial 

 type. At one side of the 

 fireplace there are book- 

 cases built in, and also a 

 paneled seat. The principal 

 guest room also has a fire- 

 place. The bathrooms are 

 tiled, and each is furnished 

 with porcelain fixtures and 

 exposed nickelplated 

 plumbing. 



The third floor contains 

 a complete billiard room, 

 trunk room and ample stor- 

 age space. The heating ap- 

 paratus, fuel rooms, and 



5EC0ND FLOOR PLAM 



FIRST FLOOR PLAH 



cold storage rooms are placed in the cellar, 

 which extends under the entire house, and has 

 a cemented bottom. 



It was stated at the outset of this article 

 that here was a country house without any 

 particular style. This is undoubtedly true, 

 since it would be quite impossible to classify 

 this dwelling as belonging to any one of the 

 historic styles of architecture. Yet this very 

 fact touches on an important point, since 

 what is the true value of style-designation in 

 considering any structure, whether it be a 

 house or other building? There is a 

 strange demand for architectural nomencla- 

 ture among people who do not even know 

 what the various styles are nor where they 

 are most typically illustrated. It would add 

 no merit to Mr. Tord's house to describe it as 

 belonging to any particular style, even were 



